Burnout among Nurses Working in Ethiopia

Abstract

Background. Burnout is a condition of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and low personal accomplishment that can occur among individuals who work with people in some capacity. Nursing is a stressful profession that deals with human aspects of health and illness and can ultimately lead to job dissatisfaction and burnout. Although burnout among nurses has been addressed in previous research, the heterogeneous nature of the result findings highlights the need for a detailed meta-analysis in Ethiopia. Thus, this review is aimed at identifying the prevalence of burnout among nurses in Ethiopia. Methods. A search strategy was implemented using electronic databases (PubMed/MEDLINE, Google Scholar, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Africa-Wide Information, and African Index Medicus) which were systematically searched online to retrieve related articles using keywords. Studies which were included in this review were written in the English language because writing articles in other languages in Ethiopia is uncommon. The combination of key terms including “burnout”, “nurse” and “Ethiopia”, “systematic review” and protocols was used. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis checklist guideline was followed stepwise. All published articles starting from inception to February 2020 were included, and we did not find unpublished studies. Heterogeneity across the included studies was evaluated by the inconsistency index. All statistical analysis was done using R and RStudio software for Windows, and a random-effects model was applied to estimate the overall prevalence of burnout among nurses in Ethiopia. It is registered in PROSPERO (CRD42020188092). Results. The database searched produced 1060 papers. After adjustment for duplicates and inclusion and exclusion criteria, seven articles with 1654 total nurses were found suitable for the review. Except for one cohort study, all studies were cross-sectional. The overall pooled prevalence of burnout among Ethiopian nurses was estimated to be 39% (95% CI: 27%-50%). Conclusions. Burnout affects two out of five nurses in Ethiopia. Therefore, effective interventions and strategies are required to reduce burnout among nurses.

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“…The study reported higher level of emotional exhaustion (mean=31.244) with most nurses (n=209, 90.1%) a rming it as indicated in Table 1. Similar studies undertaken at the Sub-Saharan African regions posit that high rates of burnout in a form of emotional exhaustion among nurses and midwives; and are usually attributed to work environments, work con icts, and lack of social support (31,47) Other researchers found emotional exhaustion among nurses working health care facilities in South Africa (49), Ethiopia (50) and Nigeria (51). It is well established that job stresses results from unsupportive practice environment, and it may affect the nurses' satisfaction, turnover intentions and the quality of care delivery to patients (52).…”

Determinants of emotional exhaustion among nursing workforce in urban Ghana: a cross-sectional study

“…The study reported higher level of emotional exhaustion (mean = 31.244) with most nurses (n = 209, 90.1%) affirming it as indicated in Table 1. Similar studies undertaken at the Sub-Saharan African regions posit that high rates of burnout in a form of emotional exhaustion among nurses and midwives; and are usually attributed to work environments, work conflicts, and lack of social support [31,47] Other researchers found emotional exhaustion among nurses working in health care facilities in South Africa [48], Ethiopia [49] and Nigeria [50]. It is well established that job stresses results from unsupportive practice environment, and it may affect the nurses' satisfaction, turnover intentions and the quality of care delivery to patients [51].…”

The impact of nurse manager caring behaviors and work environment on burnout syndrome among nurses

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